Plazma Includes Fixed Income Commission Aggregation

Plazma now includes capabilities for provider ratings and allows commission aggregation for fixed income through a solution called T*Share.

Plazma, a buy-side commission management platform by Instinet, an executing broker based in NYC, has included T*Share, a solution that now enables clients to consolidate commission credits generated from US fixed incomes trades as well as equities and options. Instinet, also has the capabilities to accommodate CSA/CCA arrangements into a unified account.

“CSA and CCA programs continue to gain favor worldwide as a means to provide transparency into the commission payment process…,” says Luke Mauro, global head of operations at Instinet in a release.

Mauro adds, “over the years we’ve worked extensively with our clients to develop CMS solutions that deliver tangible workflow benefits, and we’re please to build on this legacy of collaborative innovation with these latest enhancements.”

Additionally, Plazma has integrated a customizable provider rating tool, which allows administrators to have the ability to rate provider service and generate a report. Users also have the option of downloading raw ratings data.

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It's significant to buy-side firms that they can now aggregate commissions from fixed income trades along with those generated by equities and options. Instinet also announced that more than 2 dozen new brokers have joined T*Share in the last year, bringing the total number of global participants to over 150.